'April Groom', 'The Sweet Shop' and 'Bedtime Story' will be presented nightly on Thursday, July 31 and Friday and Saturday, August 1 and 2.

The trio of plays is brought to the stage by three first time directors Stephen Byrne, Anna Hayes and Carol Long.

At the launch of the midsummer programme by the playwright Billy Roche, the drama group also announced their Autumn production for the Opera Festival and their 2015 drama circuit play.

'Bombshells' by Joanna Murray Smith will be performed in October.

The production is to be directed by Jayne O'Sullivan who explained that it was originally staged in Australia as a one-woman show but later adapted as a six-woman piece.

'The Seafarer' by Conor McPherson will be performed in Wexford in February 2015 before touring Ireland's amateur drama festivals.This show will be directed by Tom O' Leary who has described it as a powerful play with moments of hilarious comedy and dramatic brilliance.Auditions for both shows will be held in the coming months.

Drama group chairman Paul Walsh spoke of his delight in seeing new directors and new cast members in the midsummer drama series.